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Game #12 // Illinois (6-5) Vs. South Dakota (7-4) Dec. 19, 2015 // 2 P.M 2015-16 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL Game #12 // Illinois (6-5) vs. South Dakota (7-4) Dec. 19, 2015 // 2 p.m. CT // Champaign, Ill. // State Farm Center (15,544) Internet Stream: ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com) – Wayne Randazzo (Play-By-Play), Mac McCausland (Analyst) Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Jerry Hester (Analyst) // Satellite Radio: Sirius – 135, XM – 195 ILLINOIS 2015-16 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE PREVIOUS GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/STREAK G 1 Jaylon Tate 6-3 170 Jr. 2.3 1.3 2.6 6-15 FG NOVEMBER (3-4) G 25 Kendrick Nunn 6-3 190 Jr. 19.8 4.2 1.7 3.3 3FG/G 13 North Florida 81-93 L-1 G 23 Aaron Jordan 6-5 190 Fr. 5.5 1.1 1.1 36.4% 3FG 15 North Dakota State 80-74 W-1 G 21 Malcolm Hill 6-6 220 Jr. 17.1 5.3 3.9 81.5% FT 18 at Providence [1] 59-60 L-1 F 43 Michael Finke 6-10 220 r-Fr. 9.5 2.7 1.1 56.5% FG 21 Chattanooga [2] 77-81 L-2 23 Chicago State [2] 82-79 W-1 27 vs. UAB [3] 72-58 W-2 OFF THE BENCH 28 vs. #4/5 Iowa State [3] 73-84 L-1 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Other DECEMBER (3-1) G 0 D.J. Williams 6-7 200 Fr. 1.3 1.3 0.4 8.4 MPG 2 NOTRE DAME [4] 79-84 L-2 G 3 Khalid Lewis 6-3 185 Gr. 4.2 1.7 2.9 2.1 A/TO 5 WESTERN CAROLINA 80-68 W-1 G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands 6-3 180 Fr. 7.8 1.4 0.6 41.8% 3FG 9 YALE 69-65 W-2 F 12 Leron Black 6-7 220 So. 4.4 4.4 0.6 Injured knee 12 vs. UIC [5] 83-79 W-3 C 22 Maverick Morgan 6-10 245 Jr. 5.9 2.3 0.4 63.3% FG 19 SOUTH DAKOTA 2 p.m. ESPN3 C 33 Mike Thorne Jr. 6-11 270 Gr. 13.4 8.4 0.1 Injured knee 23 vs. Missouri [6] 6 p.m. ESPN2 G 44 Alex Austin 6-4 185 r-Jr. 1.9 2.8 1.3 4.7 A/TO 30 MICHIGAN 2 p.m. ESPN2 F 45 Cameron Liss 6-6 215 So. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 G JANUARY (0-0) 3 at Ohio State 4 p.m. BTN SITTING OUT 2015-16 7 at #1/1 Michigan State 8 p.m. ESPN Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG 10 #11/11 PURDUE 1/5 p.m. BTN G 10 Mike LaTulip # 6-1 170 Sr. 1.6 0.6 0.0 16 NEBRASKA 1:30 p.m. BTN 19 at Indiana 6 p.m. ESPN G 13 Tracy Abrams % 6-2 185 Gr. 10.7 3.5 3.2 23 at Minnesota 5/6/7/8 p.m. BTN # LaTulip’s stats are from 2014-15. He is redshirting to retain final year as graduate transfer. 28 OHIO STATE 8 p.m. BTN % Abrams’ stats are from 2013-14. He is out for the season after tearing Achilles in July. 31 WISCONSIN 6:30 p.m. BTN FEBRUARY (0-0) HEAD COACH JOHN GROCE 3 at Rutgers 5:30 p.m. BTN Career Record: 153-103/.598 (8th year) 7 IOWA Noon BTN At Illinois: 68-47/.591 (4th year) 13 at Northwestern 7 p.m. BTN Big Ten: 24-30/.444 16 RUTGERS 8 p.m. BTN 21 at Wisconsin TBD TBD SERIES NOTES VS. SOUTH DAKOTA 25 INDIANA 8 p.m. ESPN/2 All-Time Series Record: Illinois leads 1-0 28 MINNESOTA TBD TBD Series Streak: Illinois W-1 MARCH (0-0) Record at Champaign: Illinois leads 1-0 3 at #6/9 Maryland 6 p.m. ESPN/2 Series Streak at Champaign: Illinois W-1 6 at Penn State 11 a.m. BTN Last Meeting: Illinois 96, South Dakota 56 (Dec. 7, 1971 at Champaign) 9-13 at Big Ten Tournament [7] TBD TBD Groce vs. South Dakota: First meeting All Times Listed are Central Opening Tip Bold - Prairie Capital Convention Center; Springfield, Ill. BOLD CAPS - State Farm Center; Champaign, Ill. Illinois enters Saturday’s contest vs. South Dakota looking to extend its season-best winning streak to four [1] - Inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games games, and record a victory in its final non-conference game of the year at State Farm Center. [2] - Emerald Coast Classic [3] - Emerald Coast Classic - The Arena; Niceville, Fla. [4] - Big Ten/ACC Challenge Final Exams Provide Schedule Break [5] - United Center; Chicago [6] - Bud Light Braggin’ Rights - Scottrade Center; St. Louis Illinois took a week off from game competition while final exams were conducted on campus. The Illini wrap up [7] - Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Indianapolis non-conference play with just two games over a span of 17 days, a drastic change from 11 games in 30 days to start the season. ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 Big Two Office: 217-333-1391 Juniors Kendrick Nunn and Malcolm Hill are leading the charge for the Illini offensive attack, ranking as the Basketball SID: Derrick Burson highest-scoring duo in the Big Ten, and second-highest among the six major conferences so far this season: Email: [email protected] Office: 217-333-0933 // Cell: 217-766-7315 1. 38.8 points Kevin Punter (23.0 ppg) & Armani Moore (15.8 ppg) Tennessee SEC Twitter: @IlliniMBB 2. 36.9 points Kendrick Nunn (19.8 ppg) & Malcolm Hill (17.1 ppg) Illinois Big Ten Website: FIGHTINGILLINI.com 3. 36.4 points Buddy Hield (22.1 ppg) & Isaiah Cousins (14.3 ppg) Oklahoma Big 12 2015-16 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 0 D.J. Williams G 6-7 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Top-100 recruit is third Simeon High School product on current Illini roster 1 Jaylon Tate G 6-3 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Led team in assists and free throw shooting last season 3 Khalid Lewis G 6-3 185 Gr. Trenton, N.J. Transfer averaged 6.0 points and 2.2 assists last year at La Salle 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 6-3 180 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Consensus top-40 recruit selected to 2015 Jordan Brand Classic 10 Mike LaTulip G 6-1 175 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. Redshirting to retain final year of eligibility as graduate transfer 12 Leron Black F 6-7 220 So. Memphis, Tenn. Averaged 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds as a freshman 13 Tracy Abrams G 6-2 185 Gr. Chicago, Ill. Sidelined for second straight season after tearing Achilles tendon in July 21 Malcolm Hill G 6-6 220 Jr. Fairview Heights, Ill. Honorable mention All-Big Ten pick averaged 14.4 points last year 22 Maverick Morgan C 6-10 245 Jr. Springboro, Ohio Back-up center averaged 2.5 points as a sophomore 23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 190 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield East’s all-time leading scorer and 3-point shooter 25 Kendrick Nunn G 6-3 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Averaged 11.1 points last year and led Illini with 54 three-pointers 33 Mike Thorne Jr. C 6-11 270 Gr. Fayetteville, N.C. Transfer averaged 10.1 points and 7.3 rebounds last year at Charlotte 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 230 r-Fr. Champaign, Ill. Two-time Champaign News-Gazette All-Area Player of the Year 44 Alex Austin G 6-4 185 r-Jr. Chicago, Ill. Eligible transfer averaged 7.0 points as a sophomore at Eastern Illinois 45 Cameron Liss F 6-6 215 So. Northbrook, Ill. Walk-on in second season with Illini Head Coach: John Groce (4th year at Illinois, 8th year overall) Players Pronunciation Coaches Pronunciation Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford (4th year), Paris Parham (4th year), Jamall Walker (4th year) Leron BLACK le-RON John GROCE GROHS Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Darren Hertz (1st year) Michael FINKE FEEN-kee Paris PARHAM PAR-ham Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris (4th year) Mike LATULIP la-TOO-lip Graduate Managers: Walter Offutt (2nd year), James Haring (2nd year) KHALID Lewis kah-LEED JAYLON Tate JAY-len Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (1st year) Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (4th year with men’s basketball, 10th year at Illinois) Taking Care of the Rock Illinois has been one of the best teams in the country under Coach John Groce in taking care of the basketball. RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN 2015-16 Last year’s team set a school record for fewest turnovers, averaging just 9.9 per game. That broke the previous school mark of 10.4 per game set by Groce’s 2014 squad. Category 14-15 Returning* Lost Return Pct.* Minutes 6,650 3,436 3,214 51.7% This year the Illini are currently averaging 10.5 turnovers per game, ranking second in the Big Ten and 25th Points 2,281 1,200 1,081 52.6% nationally. Illinois also stands second in the conference with a +3.0 turnover margin (40th in NCAA). Field Goals 786 412 374 52.4% Illinois tied its home record for fewest turnovers in a game with only three versus Notre Dame on Dec.
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